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St. Michael, (sculpture). Artist:  Kormendi, Eugene, 1889-1959, sculptor. Title:  St. Michael, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Michael, (sculpture). Purple Heart Memorial Tower, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 1950. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: concrete; Altar: limestone. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 2 in.; Altar: 43 x 72 x 18 in. Inscription:  (Above St. Michael, raised letters:) A MEMORIAL TO HONOR THOSE/WHO SERVED AND DIED/FOR AN AMERICAN IDEAL/FREEDOM OF WORSHIP (Bronze plaque on block below St. Michael:) IN VIETNAM/JOSEPH NEMETH (Proper right side:) IN KOREA/EMERY MODOS (Proper left side:) THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS/OF THIS CHURCH/GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN WORLD WAR II/(list of eighteen names follows)/FRIENDS OF/THE PURPLE HEART MEMORIAL/WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/(list of eleven names follows) (Proper right of relief:) IN MEMORY OF OUR DEPARTED/COMRADES/AMERICAN LEGION POST/(list of forty-six names follows) unsigned Description:  A relief of St. Michael the Archangel standing in short-sleeved, belted battle dress, holding the handle of a sword with both hands at chest-level, the point resting between his sandaled feet. St. Michael has a halo, and a large set of wings that are in the intermediate position. The relief is recessed beneath inscribed text, and flanked by windows. Additional text plaques are beneath the figure. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Michael History -- United States -- World War II History -- United States -- Korean War History -- United States -- Vietnam War Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- South Bend Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Our Lady of Hungary Roman Catholic Church, 735 West Calvert Street, East side of church, South Bend, Indiana 46613 Remarks:  Commemorates the parishioners who died in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS IN000498   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000498 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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